MICROECONOMICS
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Chapter 14, Problem 6IP
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To determine
The effect of eliminating copyrights on the
b)
To determine
Th necessity of copyright.
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Is a monopoly always bad for society?
a. No. For example, patents on medications create monopolies, and increase the price and reduce the quantity sold, but without them, no one would take the high costs of developing new drugs and the quantity will be... zero!
b.Monopoly is not bad if its owner gives back to society in charity.
c.Yes, Monopoly is always bad
d. None of the other answers is correct
When does a company officially become a monopoly?
a.
when it controls more than 25 percent of the output of a certain product
b.
when the government decides the company is a threat to the national economy
c.
when a company controls the output for a marketable product without meaningful competition
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when a company controls more than 50 percent of the output of a product
Is monopoly a good way to organize a market?
Chapter 14 Solutions
MICROECONOMICS
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